Clemson University turns idle computer time into solutions for world problems

September 04, 2008

CLEMSON — Clemson University is tops in helping to tackle climate change, muscular dystrophy, cancer and a host of other world problems by contributing idle computer time to the World Community Grid (WCG) that lets researchers around the world work on life’s toughest issues. Read more.

Condor Takes Flight at Clemson

Condor High Throughput Computing Software, a distributed system that enables scientists to easily perform large-scale computations by harnessing the power of any available computer, was deployed at Clemson at the beginning of the spring term. Created at the University of Wisconsin-Madison more than two decades ago, Condor assigns resources to jobs through a flexible matchmaking mechanism that brings together applications and resources. Through this novel mechanism Condor can turn a collection of computers scattered throughout the campus into a powerful campus grid. Once such a grid is in place, it can provide the campus community with a gateway to our national cyber infrastructure. Read more.

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